TY - JOUR AU - Nailer, S. AU - Klein, T. AU - Müller, M. AU - Grasberger, S. PY - 2015/11/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Characterisation of single-crystal diamond grit for construction applications JF - International Conference on Stone and Concrete Machining (ICSCM) JA - ICSCM VL - 3 IS - 0 SE - Session 7 DO - 10.13154/icscm.3.2015.189-198 UR - https://icscm.ub.rub.de/index.php/ICSCM/article/view/401 SP - 189-198 AB - The last ten years have seen a step-change in the ability to position diamond particles in metalmatrix<br />segments for drilling and sawing applications. Advances in segment assembly technology<br />allow diamonds to be positioned at specific locations within the segment. Performance of the<br />segment can be optimized when the diamond particles are themselves selected to best exploit<br />arranged-diamond segment design and other cutting conditions (such as tool drive parameters).<br />Diamond ‘grit’ products for stone and construction applications each comprise particles of various<br />sizes, shapes, strengths and purities. Consequently, effective selection of diamond types is<br />dependent upon measurement using appropriate laboratory ‘characterisation’ techniques. As many<br />of these techniques yield results on individual particles rather than bulk ‘figures-of-merit’, effective<br />interpretation of these results is dependent on appropriate statistical analyses.<br />This paper will introduce the key characteristics of diamond products for construction applications,<br />provide insights into appropriate laboratory characterisation techniques, and describe how their<br />results may be best interpreted to facilitate understanding and consequent diamond selection. ER -